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OTHER LIABILITIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Other Liabilities Current [Abstract]  
Other Liabilities

Note 17. Other Liabilities

  Years Ended 
  December 31,  
  2012 2011 
 Pension and other employee related$4,440 $4,308 
 Environmental 350  420 
 Income taxes 550  856 
 Insurance 273  218 
 Asset retirement obligations(1) 71  74 
 Deferred income 47  77 
 Other 182  205 
  $5,913 $6,158 
        
 (1) Asset retirement obligations primarily relate to costs associated with the future retirement of nuclear fuel conversion facilities in our Performance Materials and Technologies segment and the future retirement of facilities in our Automation and Control Solutions segment. 

A reconciliation of our liability for asset retirement obligations for the year ended December 31, 2012, is as follows:

 

  2012 2011 
 Change in asset retirement obligations:      
  Balance at beginning of year $74 $80 
  Liabilities settled  (8)  (6) 
  Adjustments  3  (2) 
  Accretion expense  2  2 
  Balance at end of year $71 $74